2025 Newbery Medal

The 2025 Newbery Medal went to The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly, her second Newbery Medal. Four Newbery Honor Books were also named: Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar, Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller, One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome, and The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy. The American Library Association announced the results on January 27, 2025, together with the Caldecott Medal and its other awards for books for young readers.